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1 Thessalonians 4:15

In 1 Thessalonians 4 of 1 Thessalonians.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

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τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youλέγομενlegomento speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byλόγῳlogōwordλόγος (logos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “word”, the to- or for-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordκυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordὅτιhotithatὅτιadverb — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).weοἱhoiwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichζῶντεςzōntesare aliveζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “are alive”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.are aliveοἱhoithem whichὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “them which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.them whichπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoito remainπεριλείπομαι (perileipomai)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to remain”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4035I leave behind; pass: I am left behind, remain, survive.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παρουσίανparousiancomingπαρουσία (parousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “coming”, the object formG3952(a) presence, (b) a coming, an arrival, advent, especially of the second coming of Christ.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkurioulordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.φθάσωμενphthasōmento precedeφθάνω (phthanō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “to precede”, a single actionG5348(a) I anticipate, precede, (b) I come, arrive.This verse uses “precede”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κοιμηθένταςkoimēthentasare asleepκοιμάομαι (koimaomai)verb, aorist passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “are asleep”, a single actionG2837I fall asleep, am asleep, sometimes of the sleep of death.are asleep

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for this to you we say in the word of the Lord, that we who are living — who do remain over to the presence of the Lord — may not precede those asleep,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.

Young’s Literal Translation

for this to you we say in the word of the Lord, that we who are living — who do remain over to the presence of the Lord — may not precede those asleep,

World English Bible

For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

Darby Translation

(For this we say to you in [the] word of [the] Lord, that we , the living, who remain to the coming of the Lord, are in no way to anticipate those who have fallen asleep;

Douay-Rheims

For the Lord himself shall come down from heaven with commandment, and with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead who are in Christ, shall rise first.

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